General der Infanterie Max Bock Born: 23 Oct 1878 in Sackrau, Silesia (Schlesien) Died: 12 Nov 1945 on Transit in the USSR (Buried in Brest-Litovsk) Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Feb 1899); Leutnant (18 Aug 1899); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1913); Major (18 Apr 1918); Charakter als Oberstleutnant (15 Jun 1921); Oberst (01 Jan 1935); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1936); Generalleutnant (01 Feb 1938); General der Infanterie (01 Dec 1940) Career:
Entered Army Service (29 Aug 1898)
Fahnenjunker in the 2nd J�ger-Battalion (29 Aug 1899-12 Sep 1902)
Transferred into the 4th MG-Battalion (12 Sep 1902-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1909-00 Jul 1909)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (22 Mar 1913-02 Aug 1914)
Adjutant to the General-Master East (02 Aug 1914-00 Jul 1915)
With the Staff of the Chief of Field-Railroad-Affairs (00 Jul 1915-1916)
With the General-Staff of the 9th Army (1916-1917)
With the General-Staff of the 4th Replacement-Division (1917)
With the General-Staff of the Field-Army (1917-1918)
With the General-Staff of the Chief of the Field-Railroad-Affairs (1918-01 Oct 1919)
With the Staff of Military-District-Command II (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
With the Staff of the 2nd Division (01 Oct 1920-15 Jun 1921)
Retired from Army Service (15 Jun 1921)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Jan 1935)
Oberst in the Army (01 Jan 1935-01 Jan 1936)
Commander of Army-Service-Office 2 (01 Jan 1936-01 Apr 1937)
Commander of 11th Division (01 Apr 1937-23 Oct 1939)
Commanding General of the Replacement XX. Army-Corps and Commander in Military-District XX (23 Oct 1939-28 Feb 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve (28 Feb 1943-30 Apr 1943)
Retired from Army-Service (30 Apr 1943)
Captured by the Soviets (01 Sep 1945-12 Nov 1945)
Died while on transit to POW camp (12 Nov 1945)
Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 30.04.1943 als General der Infanterie und Kommandierender General des stellv. XX. Armeekorps und Befehlshaber im Wehrkreis XX (Danzig)
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. bis I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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